As much as he may want to follow through on his threats he has limited options for doing so. There is little precedent for ...

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The devastating series of strikes that Israel and America launched against Iran and its nuclear programme seven months ago ...

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And yet: some observers wonder whether a society as patriarchal as North Korea’s could accept a female leader. Under Mr Kim, ...

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A crucial question is whether Mr Trump will “run” Venezuela down the barrel of a gun—he initially threatened interim ...

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Iran has seen huge protests before, many of them heralded—prematurely—as the regime’s last gasp. Yet unless he decides (and ...